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The signboard of the Admiral Rodney Hotel at Southwell in Nottinghamshire. This British naval officer was quite a popular choice for publicans and breweries when choosing a name for their establishment in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born in 1718, George Brydges Rodney, later the 1st Baron Rodney, KB., first went to sea at the age of fourteen and enjoyed a distinguished career in the Royal Navy. Involved in many a battle, he became notorious for his actions in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over the French at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782. This finished the French threat to Jamaica and later led to better peace terms. When he returned to Britain, Rodney was hailed as a hero and made a peer.
Date: 1991 Source: 6"x4" Photo

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